Peter Luger NYC

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I’m headed to NYC in November for our annual visit.
We’ve been going every year for the last 10 now. And, every year, I try to get a reservation for Friday or Saturday night at Peter Luger’s in Brooklyn. They book 6 weeks out and, every year, I get shut out.
Anyone have any “pro tips” on how I can get in there for dinner at a reasonable hour? I’d like to sit down anywhere from about 6:30 (earliest) to 9:00 at the latest.
I think they take walk-ins. Is that a reasonable move?
Bribe the maitre d?
I’d really like to get there once. I’ve been to many other top steakhouses in NY and enjoyed them all. But just once I’d like to try Lugers.